Canning Apparatus (open access)

Canning Apparatus

Patent for a boiling receptacle to efficiently boil water while food may be cooked above the boiling water. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Wilson, William Wharton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a nut and pipe wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Barr, George T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench used to remove the nuts of a vehicle wheel axle.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Ponton, Henry Ponton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery (open access)

Well-Drilling Machinery

Patent for a machine used to drill water, oil, and gas wells. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer (open access)

Insect Destroyer

Patent for an insect destroyer. This invention is designed to destroy boll weevils by using blowers and agitators that send the boll weevils to receptacles filled with liquid. Illustration included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Vickers, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboiler. (open access)

Washboiler.

Patent for a water boiler that allows the water to circulate and produces steam faster when heating water.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Wilson, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter (open access)

Stalk-Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter which cuts stalks in rows. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Stopple, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tile Roofing or Covering. (open access)

Tile Roofing or Covering.

Patent for tile roofing and siding, which does not leak and is easily installed.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Walker, Isham P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trick Amusement Device (open access)

Trick Amusement Device

Patent for a puzzle toy consisting of a lid and blower. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Judson, Fred I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Switch-Operating Mechanism

Patent for a railroad switch operating mechanism that is operated from the train which can can close a switch accidentally left open.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Hyman, Henry F. & Hay, G. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Joint. (open access)

Flexible Joint.

Patent for a flexible joint for rigid pipes that allows the pipes to be taken around a bend or moved around easily in the operation of a sand pump or hydraulic dredging machine.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Brown, Martin William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Planter (open access)

Peanut Planter

Patent for an attachment for planting peanuts. Illustration included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Lanotte, Nicholas J. & Lanotte, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Handling Apparatus. (open access)

Cotton-Handling Apparatus.

Patent for a cotton handling apparatus, which automatically feeds the cotton into the gin and stops if there is an overflow.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Sullivan, Arthur A.
System: The Portal to Texas History